Director Sidney Lumet passed away this Saturday morning of lymphoma at his home in New York City. He was 86.
Lumet last directed Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead in 2007, but was best known as the director of 12 Angry Men, Network, Dog Day Afternoon, The Verdict and Serpico.
He was one of the great and respected directors to have never won an Oscar despite his many wonderful films and five Oscar nominations. He was, however, awarded an honorary Oscar in 2005. His films were nominated for a total of 46 Oscars and won six with 1976’s Network being his most awarded with four.
Lumet was married three times — to Rita Gam, Gloria Vanderbilt and Gail Jones — before marrying his current wife Mary Gimbel in 1980. He is survived by his wife, stepdaughter Leslie Gimbel, stepson Bailey Gimble and daughters Amy Lumet and Jenny Lumet as well as nine grandchildren and a great grandson. [via THR]
